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Basic Japanese Phrases – Part 23
Japanese Phrases for Beginners
Basic Japanese vocabulary
Kanji for digital flash cards
Share with you the list of basic Japanese vocabulary.
| Kanji | Hiragana/ Katakana | Meaning |
| 気に入る | きにいる | to be pleased with, to suit |
| 気の毒 | きのどく | pitiful, a pity |
| 気付く | きづく | to notice, to recognize, to become aware of |
| 気候 | きこう | climate |
| 気味 | きみ | like, looking, looked |
| 気温 | きおん | temperature |
| 水準 | すいじゅん | (1) level, standard, (2) water level |
| 氷 | こおり | ice, hail |
| 永久 | えいきゅう | eternity , perpetuity, immortality |
| 永遠 | えいえん | eternity, perpetuity, immortality, permanence |
| 求める | もとめる | to seek |
| 汗 | あせ | sweat, perspiration |
| 汚染 | おせん | pollution, contamination |
| 決まり | きまり | settlement, conclusion, regulation, rule |
| 決定 | けってい | decision, determination |
| 決心 | けっしん | determination, resolution |
| 沈む | しずむ | to sink, to feel depressed |
| 沖 | おき | open sea |
| 河 | かわ | river, stream |
| 油 | あぶら | oil |
| 泉 | いずみ | spring, fountain |
| 法 | ほう | Act (law: the X Act) |
| 泡 | あわ | bubble, foam, froth, head on beer |
| 波 | なみ | wave |
| 泥 | どろ | mud |
| 注 | ちゅう | annotation, explanatory note |
| 注ぐ | そそぐ | to pour (into), to irrigate, to pay, to fill, to feed (e.g. a fire) |
| 注ぐ | つぐ | to pour (into), to irrigate, to pay |
| 注文 | ちゅうもん | order, request |
| 注目 | ちゅうもく | notice, attention, observation |
| 泳ぎ | およぎ | swimming |
| 活動 | かつどう | action, activity |
| 活気 | かっき | energy, liveliness |
| 活用 | かつよう | conjugation, practical use |
| 流す | ながす | to drain, to float, to shed (blood, tears), to cruise (e.g. taxi) |
| 流れ | ながれ | stream, current |
| 流れる | ながれる | to stream, to flow, to run (ink), to be washed away |
| 流行 | りゅうこう | fashionable, fad, in vogue, prevailing |
| 浴びる | あびる | to bathe, to bask in the sun, to shower |
| 海外 | かいがい | foreign, abroad, overseas |
| 消費 | しょうひ | consumption, expenditure |
| 消防 | しょうぼう | fire fighting, fire department |
| 涙 | なみだ | tear |
| 深刻 | しんこく | serious |
| 混乱 | こんらん | disorder, chaos, confusion, mayhem |
| 混雑 | こんざつ | congestion, |
| 清潔 | せいけつ | clean |
| 済ませる | すませる | to be finished |
| 渋滞 | じゅうたい | congestion (e.g. traffic), delay, stagnation |
| 減らす | へらす | to abate, to decrease, to diminish, to shorten |
| 減る | へる | to decrease (in size or number), to diminish, to abate |
| 温度 | おんど | temperature |
| 温暖 | おんだん | warmth |
| 湾 | わん | bay, gulf, inlet |
| 満ちる | みちる | to be full, to rise (tide), to mature, to expire |
| 満足 | まんぞく | satisfaction |
| 準備 | じゅんび・する | preparation, arrangements, provision, reserve, to prepare |
| 溺れる | おぼれる | to be drowned, to indulge in |
| 滅多に | めったに | rarely (with neg. verb), seldom |
| 滞在 | たいざい | stay, sojourn |
| 演奏 | えんそう | musical performance |
| 演技 | えんぎ | acting, performance |
| 演説 | えんぜつ | speech, address |
| 激しい | はげしい | violent, vehement, intense |
| 濃い | こい | thick (as of color, liquid), dense, strong |
| 濠 | ほり | moat |
| 濡れる | ぬれる | to get wet |
| 火曜 | かよう | (abbr) Tuesday |
| 火災 | かさい | conflagration, fire |
| 灯 | ひ | light |
| 灰 | はい | ash |
| 炎 | ほのお | flame |
| 為る | する | to do |
| 為る | なる | to change, to be of use, to reach to |
| 無 | ぶ | nothing, naught, nil, zero |
| 無 | む | nothing, naught, nil, zero |
| 無し | なし | without |
| 無事 | ぶじ | safety, peace, quietness |
| 無料 | むりょう | free, no charge |
| 無視 | むし | disregard, ignore |
| 無駄 | むだ | futility, uselessness |
| 煙 | けむり | smoke, fumes |
| 熱中する | ねっちゅうする | to devote oneself, be devoted to, be crazy about |
| 熱帯 | ねったい | tropics |
| 熱心 | ねっしん | zeal, enthusiasm |
| 燃える | もえる | to burn |
| 爆発 | ばくはつ | explosion, detonation, eruption |
| 牛 | うし | cattle, cow |
| 物事 | ものごと | things, everything |
| 物価 | ぶっか | prices of commodities, prices (in general) |
| 物理 | ぶつり | physics |
| 物語 | ものがたり | tale, story, legend |
| 物質 | ぶっしつ | material, substance |
| 物音 | ものおと | sounds |
| 特徴 | とくちょう | distinctive feature, characteristic |
| 犯人 | はんにん | offender, criminal |
| 犯罪 | はんざい | crime |
| 状態 | じょうたい | condition, situation, circumstances, state |
| 状況 | じょうきょう | state of affairs, situation, circumstances |
| 狂う | くるう | to go mad, to get out of order |
| 独り | ひとり | alone, |
| 独特 | どくとく | peculiarity, uniqueness, characteristic |
| 独立 | どくりつ | independence (e.g. Ind. Day), self-support |
| 独身 | どくしん | bachelorhood, single, unmarried, celibate |
| 猿 | さる | monkey |
| 率 | りつ | rate, ratio, proportion, percentage |
| 玉 | たま | ball, sphere, coin |
| 王 | おう | king, ruler, sovereign, monarch |
| 王子 | おうじ | prince |
| 王様 | おうさま | king |
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